Construction manager · Rochester, NY
Construction manager in Rochester: $4,912/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Rochester at $134,940 a year. About 490 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $88,050 and the 90th is $216,390. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,912 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 82 miles away, at $6,129 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,912
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,940
$88,050 to $216,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
21st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $134,940.
- Taxes$3,250
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$4,912
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,940
- Federal income tax
- −$21,633
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,323
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,048
- Take-home pay
- $95,936
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$11,245 gross, minus $3,250 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$4,912
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,129/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Rochester?
$134,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Rochester?
$4,912 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Elmira, about 82 miles away, leaves $6,129 a month, more than Rochester.